Induced Marine Fungus Chondrostereum sp. as a Means of Producing New Sesquiterpenoids Chondrosterins I and J by Using Glycerol as the Carbon Source

Chondrostereum sp., a marine fungus isolated from a soft coral Sarcophyton tortuosum, can yield hirsutane framework sesquiterpenoids. However, the metabolites profiles vary dramatically with the composition change of the culture media. This fungus was cultured in a liquid medium containing glycerol...

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Main Authors: Hou-Jin Li, Wen-Han Jiang, Wan-Ling Liang, Jia-Xin Huang, Yu-Fei Mo, Yan-Qing Ding, Chi-Keung Lam, Xiao-Jun Qian, Xiao-Feng Zhu, Wen-Jian Lan
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author Hou-Jin Li
Wen-Han Jiang
Wan-Ling Liang
Jia-Xin Huang
Yu-Fei Mo
Yan-Qing Ding
Chi-Keung Lam
Xiao-Jun Qian
Xiao-Feng Zhu
Wen-Jian Lan
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Wen-Han Jiang
Wan-Ling Liang
Jia-Xin Huang
Yu-Fei Mo
Yan-Qing Ding
Chi-Keung Lam
Xiao-Jun Qian
Xiao-Feng Zhu
Wen-Jian Lan
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description Chondrostereum sp., a marine fungus isolated from a soft coral Sarcophyton tortuosum, can yield hirsutane framework sesquiterpenoids. However, the metabolites profiles vary dramatically with the composition change of the culture media. This fungus was cultured in a liquid medium containing glycerol as the carbon source, and two new metabolites, chondrosterins I and J (1 and 2), were obtained. Their structures were elucidated primarily based on MS, NMR and X-ray single-crystal diffraction data. By comparison with the known hirsutane sesquiterpenoids, chondrosterins I and J have unique structural features, including a methyl was migrated from C-2 to C-6, and the methyl at C-3 was carboxylated. Compound 2 exhibited potent cytotoxic activities against the cancer cell lines CNE-1 and CNE-2 with the IC50 values of 1.32 and 0.56 μM.
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spelling doaj.art-ed9c143fee144bae940a31b435f8545c2022-12-22T03:58:43ZengMDPI AGMarine Drugs1660-33972014-01-0112116717510.3390/md12010167md12010167Induced Marine Fungus Chondrostereum sp. as a Means of Producing New Sesquiterpenoids Chondrosterins I and J by Using Glycerol as the Carbon SourceHou-Jin Li0Wen-Han Jiang1Wan-Ling Liang2Jia-Xin Huang3Yu-Fei Mo4Yan-Qing Ding5Chi-Keung Lam6Xiao-Jun Qian7Xiao-Feng Zhu8Wen-Jian Lan9School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510060, ChinaSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaChondrostereum sp., a marine fungus isolated from a soft coral Sarcophyton tortuosum, can yield hirsutane framework sesquiterpenoids. However, the metabolites profiles vary dramatically with the composition change of the culture media. This fungus was cultured in a liquid medium containing glycerol as the carbon source, and two new metabolites, chondrosterins I and J (1 and 2), were obtained. Their structures were elucidated primarily based on MS, NMR and X-ray single-crystal diffraction data. By comparison with the known hirsutane sesquiterpenoids, chondrosterins I and J have unique structural features, including a methyl was migrated from C-2 to C-6, and the methyl at C-3 was carboxylated. Compound 2 exhibited potent cytotoxic activities against the cancer cell lines CNE-1 and CNE-2 with the IC50 values of 1.32 and 0.56 μM.http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/12/1/167marine fungusChondrostereum sp.sesquiterpenoidschondrosterinscytotoxic activity
spellingShingle Hou-Jin Li
Wen-Han Jiang
Wan-Ling Liang
Jia-Xin Huang
Yu-Fei Mo
Yan-Qing Ding
Chi-Keung Lam
Xiao-Jun Qian
Xiao-Feng Zhu
Wen-Jian Lan
Induced Marine Fungus Chondrostereum sp. as a Means of Producing New Sesquiterpenoids Chondrosterins I and J by Using Glycerol as the Carbon Source
Marine Drugs
marine fungus
Chondrostereum sp.
sesquiterpenoids
chondrosterins
cytotoxic activity
title Induced Marine Fungus Chondrostereum sp. as a Means of Producing New Sesquiterpenoids Chondrosterins I and J by Using Glycerol as the Carbon Source
title_full Induced Marine Fungus Chondrostereum sp. as a Means of Producing New Sesquiterpenoids Chondrosterins I and J by Using Glycerol as the Carbon Source
title_fullStr Induced Marine Fungus Chondrostereum sp. as a Means of Producing New Sesquiterpenoids Chondrosterins I and J by Using Glycerol as the Carbon Source
title_full_unstemmed Induced Marine Fungus Chondrostereum sp. as a Means of Producing New Sesquiterpenoids Chondrosterins I and J by Using Glycerol as the Carbon Source
title_short Induced Marine Fungus Chondrostereum sp. as a Means of Producing New Sesquiterpenoids Chondrosterins I and J by Using Glycerol as the Carbon Source
title_sort induced marine fungus chondrostereum sp as a means of producing new sesquiterpenoids chondrosterins i and j by using glycerol as the carbon source
topic marine fungus
Chondrostereum sp.
sesquiterpenoids
chondrosterins
cytotoxic activity
url http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/12/1/167
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